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R.J. Faas
@rjfaas.bsky.social
Tech journalist and author, digital nomad, IT strategist and mentor, typography nerd, Star Trek fan, cat lover, yoga teacher and therapist in training (they/them)
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https://rjfaas.com
https://wanderingyogi.substack.com
I had no choice but to throw out the clothes I had on. It was the most disgusting tithings I’ve ever experienced and I have no faith that #amtrak will even acknowledge this or offer to replace the clothes I had to throw out
July 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I’m never riding #amtrak again. I flushed a toilet and it literally sprayed me with shit.
July 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
July 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦
To those celebrate.
July 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No. Just no. #friends #tarot
June 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This. A million time this. Having a transient disability has sometimes made me feel utterly unwanted in LGBTQ spaces.

What the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community need you to consider www.wearequeeraf.com/what-the-lgb...

#LGBTQ #disability #ableism
What the LGBTQIA+ and disabled community need you to consider
By considering the challenges faced by disabled LGBTQIA+ people in rural areas, we can begin to create more accessible and varied venues for us to meet
www.wearequeeraf.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Thought you all might want to see a nice Digital Render of the Boimler Figure I sculpted for Master Replicas.
Pre-order yours now -
tinyurl.com/3zh2nfvk

#Lowerdecks #startrek #actionfigures
@mikemcmahan.bsky.social @seanferrick.bsky.social @trekculture.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We really take the App Store (the model which was copied by Google, Amazon and pretty much everyone) for granted today but it changed the world in ways that few bits of Apple tech ever have.

Today in #AppleHistory: The #AppStore gold rush begins www.cultofmac.com/apple-histor...
Today in Apple history: The App Store gold rush begins
On June 26, 2008, Apple sent an email to developers, stating that it would start accepting apps for its forthcoming iPhone App Store.
www.cultofmac.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise | It was quickly proven that the T1 Phone was not only not made in America, it was likely a re-skin of the REVVL 7 Pro 5G, a $169 smartphone that's made in China and that has faced recalls. appleinsider.com/articles/25/...
Trump Mobile drops false 'made in America' promise | AppleInsider
The T1 "Trump" Phone won't launch in time to fight the iPhone 17 release, and more than a week after debut, claims of the device being made in America have been scrubbed from the website.
appleinsider.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Making it clear the the SE is the lower class option (which Apple really hasn't done before)
watchOS 26 has these hardware requirements for Apple Intelligence - 9to5Mac 9to5mac.com/2025/06/26/w...

#AppleWatch #watchOS
watchOS 26 has these hardware requirements for Apple Intelligence - 9to5Mac
watchOS 26 adds several new Apple Intelligence features to the Apple Watch, but they each have their own hardware requirements.
9to5mac.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI

Microsoft salespeople are having trouble wooing both potential and existing customers with the company's Copilot, its AI assistant built on OpenAI's tech

futurism.com/microsoft-co...
Microsoft Is Having an Incredibly Embarrassing Problem With Its AI
Despite investing tens of billions of dollars into OpenAI, Microsoft is still, apparently, competing with its business partner.
futurism.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Just walked through the supermarket by where my ex and I lived. It was so cathartic. I often forget the depths of crazy.

When I passed the cream cheese I remembered the panic of them being out of the only cream cheese one of his cats would take her pill with. so many other things that were nuts.
June 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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This measured, dignified & statesmanlike response proves conclusively that he is a role model for our nation's youth & should counter the narrative that he is an impulsive, infantile, psychologically-damaged dimwit.

#TacoTuesdayTirade 🌮 🤬
June 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wow. I mean I haven’t used either in I don’t know how long but Monster used to own this space

CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Pedro Pascal defended calling out JK Rowling as a "heinous loser" and said that "bullies make me fucking sick" and that he wants to "protect the people I love."

variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Pedro Pascal Called Out J.K. Rowling’s ‘Heinous Loser Behavior’ Over Anti-Trans Law Because ‘Bullies Make Me F—ing Sick’: ‘I Want to Protect the People I Love’
Pedro Pascal called out J.K. Rowling's "heinous loser behavior" over celebrating an anti-trans law because she is a bully.
variety.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sauce for the goose….
‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops

www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...
LAPD Facial Recognition
FuckLAPD.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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if you stare long enough into the aws console jeff bezos stares back at you
June 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Every time you may think McConnell has some sort of moral compass remember he’s more Grim Reaper than anything.
June 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Y'all, it's Pride month and you need to go check out the pride designs at @spmcreations.com. Look at these things! There's a ton of shirts/mugs/etc. with these designs. Go check it out!

www.spmcreations.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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🚨 ATTN: Journalists crossing through a U.S. border 🚨

Alongside @eff.org, we now have an extensive guide on preparing your devices for travel through a U.S. border, including a digital security checklist and additional resources.

Read, bookmark and share:
Journalist searched and detained at US airport
CBP searched an Australian journalist’s phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting
freedom.press
June 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
June 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Narrator of "Harry Potter" audiobooks calls transphobic JK Rowling "a lost cause"

Gay English actor, author, and narrator of all seven Harry Potter audiobooks, Stephen Fry, has become the latest celebrity to condemn JK Rowling

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/narr...
Narrator of “Harry Potter” audiobooks calls transphobic JK Rowling “a lost cause”
“She has been radicalised, I fear," renowned gay actor Stephen Fry said of the children's author.
www.lgbtqnation.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Whoever created moisture wicking fabric needs to be nominated for sainthood.
June 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This is BS.

I ran for office in a red state and won with 80% of the vote. I regularly talk about my identity when I knock doors. The key is to do so a way that connects to other issues (e.g. being trans shapes how I think about ALL healthcare access, threats to education, etc.).

It's that simple.
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM